Erasure discography
Wonderland
Studio album · 2nd June 1986 (Germany), 2nd June 1986 (UK), 1st May 1986 (USA)
- Label
- Mute
- Tracks
- 11
- Facts checked
- 2026-07-18
ErasureFan illustration; not official release artwork.
Listening notes
Inside Wonderland
Wonderland contains several possible Erasures at once. “Who Needs Love Like That” is taut and almost guarded; “Heavenly Action” brings the melodic lift closer; “Oh L’Amour” finally lets heartbreak, wit, and a chorus occupy the same three minutes.
Flood’s production gives the debut a harder outline than the records that follow. Andy Bell and Vince Clarke do not yet sound interested in smoothing every transition, and the album is better for leaving that formation visible. “My Heart… So Blue” and “Cry So Easy” also prevent the record from becoming a simple rehearsal for the singles.
Play The Circus next. The leap is not from bad to good; it is from a partnership testing its proportions to one that knows exactly how much structure, emotion, and space a song can hold.
Release details
Wonderland facts
Verified 2026-07-18
- First release
- 2nd June 1986 (Germany), 2nd June 1986 (UK), 1st May 1986 (USA)
- Release type
- Studio album
- Label
- Mute
- Catalog number
- CD STUMM 25
Track list (11 tracks)
Reference edition: Wonderland · GB · 1986-06-02 · CD. Track order can differ by territory and reissue.
- Who Needs Love Like That [3:20]
- Reunion [3:25]
- Cry So Easy [3:35]
- Push Me Shove Me (Tacos Mix Edit) [5:08]
- Heavenly Action [3:30]
- Say What [3:56]
- Love Is A Loser [3:02]
- Senseless [3:26]
- My Heart… So Blue [4:31]
- Oh L’Amour [3:04]
- Pistol [3:29]
Formats, editions, charts, and credits
Formats
VINYL (CDSTUMM25), DIGITAL DOWNLOAD (ISTUMM25), CD (CDSTUMM25), CASSETTE (CSTUMM25), 3-DISC REISSUE BOXSET (LCDSTUMM25), 3-DISC REISSUE DOWNLOAD (ILCDSTUMM25)
Chart positions
71 (UK) | 16 (Germany)
Edition notes
Early editions of the UK vinyl release were bundled with a free copy of the ‘Oh L’Amour’ 12″. The album was later re-released as a limited edition double cassette with ‘The Circus’.
The album was released in the USA with a different tracklisting (see above) and features a different mix of ‘Oh L’Amour’.
The ‘Push Me Shove Me (Tacos Mix Edit) is labelled as just ‘Push Me Shove Me’, and on the US release ‘Who Needs Love Like That (Mexican Mix)’ is labelled as ‘Who Needs Love Like That (Love That Mix)’.
The three disc (2CD and DVD) reissue of ‘Wonderland’ was released on July 4th 2011 and was available with a limited edition Erasure Information Service slipcase via the official Erasure shop. A…
Selected credits
Written by Clarke/Bell except ‘Who Needs Love Like That’, ‘Push Me Shove Me’ and ‘My Heart… So Blue’ written by Clarke and ‘Cry So Easy’ written by Bell.
Published by Musical Moments Ltd/Minotaur Music Ltd/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. Except ‘Who Needs Love Like That’, ‘Push Me Shove Me’ and ‘My Heart… So Blue’ published by Musical Moments Ltd/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd & ‘Cry So Easy’ written by Bell, published by Minotaur Music Ltd.
Produced by Flood
Assisted by A. Clay, P. Legg and N. Hine.
Recorded at: Trident, Powerplant, Blackwing and Livingstone.
‘Push Me Shove Me [Tacos Mix Edit]’ and ‘Who Needs Love Like That [Mexican Mix]’ mixed by Joseph Watt. ‘Say What (Remix)’,…
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